WEBVTT E WEEKEND WITH A MIXEDSHOW ON SATURDAY.LET'S HEAD TO "GROW IT GREEN."RA WELCOME TO TODAY'S "GROW ITGREEN."WE ARE AT HOUSE BY THE SIDE OFTHE ROAD, AND I'M JOINED BYJEREMY DELIS OF UNHCOOPERATIVE EXTENSION.THESE ARE GENERALLY KIND OFBLEAK MONTHS FOR GARDENERS, BUTIF YOU WANT TO GET SOME COLOR, ALOT OF PEOPLE TURNED HOUSEPLANS.WE TALK ABOUT THE DUES AND THEDOWNS.JEREMY: ABSOLUTELY.ONE OF THE THINGS YOU CAN DO INTHE WINTERTIME IS TO BRINGPLANTS INDOORS OR PURCHASE PLANSTHAT ARE BEST GROWN INSIDE.A FEW TIPS F HOMEOWNERS.SOMETIMES WE LOVE OUR PLANT SOMUCH THAT WE GIVE THEM TOO MUCHCARE.WHEN I SAY THAT, WHEN I MEAN ISOFTEN TIMES WE OVERWATER PLANTS.RA I AM GUILTY AS CHARGED WHENIT COMES TO THAT.JEREMY: KNOWING WHAT PLANT NEEDSA CERTAIN AMOUNT OF WATER --SOME NEEDED WEEKLY, OTHERS NEEDIT A COUPLE TIMES A MONTH.RAY: DOES IT ALSO DEPE ONWHERE YOU HAVE THE PLANT?IF Y HAVE IT IN THESOUTHERN-FACING WINDOW, GETSMORE LIGHT AND MAYBE MORE HEATAS WELL?JEREMY: ABSOLUTELY.BRIGHT LIGHT OR NEAR THE HEATSOURCE, THOSE WILL DRY OUTQUICKLY.YOU CAN PLACE THEM ON SAUCERSWITH STO UNDERNEATH AND PUTUNDERWATER -- JUST BELOW THE TOPOF THE STONE.GROUP OF THE PLANTS TOGETHERCLOSELY.THAT WILL INCREASE THE HUMIDITYAROUND THOSE PLANS.RAY: THE OTHER THING, TOO, IGATHER, IT IS IMPORTANT TO PICKTHE PLANT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.IF YOU HAVE THE SOUTHERN-FACINGWINDOW, A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES OFPLANS THAT WILL TOLERATE IT.JEREMY: THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF APLANT -- IT WILL COLOR UP BETTERIF IT IS INDIRECT LIGHT.GIVE IT PLENTY OF LIGHT.SOUTHERN-FACING WINDOW, THATWOULD BE GREAT.THIS IS IN THE SUCCULENT FAMILYAND IT WILL NEED LESS WATER TOTHRIVE.THAT IS ONE IF YOU ARE GOING TOBE OUT OF TOWN F WEEKS, THATIS A GOOD CHOICE FOR YOU.RAY: OK, FINALLY?JEREMY: THIS PLANT WILL TOLERATELOW-LIGHT CONDITIONS.IT WILL NEED TO STAY RELATIVELYMOIST.YOU SEE IT STARTED GROUP IF ITDRIVES DOWN TOO MUCH.RAY: WE ARE SCRATCHING THESURFACE, NO PUN INTENDED.BUT THERE IS A HANDY FAC SHEETAT THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSIONTHAT GIVES YOU SOME TIP THEREIS FARS TAKING CARE PLANTS.JEREMY: ABSOLUTELY.